The boy’s volleyball team made the drive to San Luis Obispo more than worth it this weekend, winning the Gold Division of the 11th Annual SLO Town Tourney for the second year in a row! Despite some poor play on Friday, the Tartans won their pool and earned a berth in the Gold Division. On Saturday they faced tougher competition and rose to the challenge, defeating division II Arroyo Grande and division I California High School from San Ramon. Their strong play on Saturday morning earned them a first round bye as the number one seed heading into the playoffs. This momentum carried the team through their first two playoff games and into the finals.
Entering the finals the Tartans had to keep in mind what it took to win the tournament in 2009; an improbable comeback victory from being down 13-2 with no timeouts left was what it required in 2009. They expected the same type of battle this year but they could not have been more wrong. They started the game with a 6-1 lead, displaying the same consistent and steady play that had made them successful earlier in the day. Never looking back and never giving up the lead, the mighty Tartans defeated division I Bullard high school from Fresno by a score of 25-18, earning their second Gold Division Championship at the SLO Town Tourney. Earning All-Tournament honors were seniors Kevin Wang and Woody Quinn. Senior Kory Kiraly was named tournament MVP.
Team members include sophomores Oliver DeCarion and Nick Adams, juniors Arya Amirhekmat, Zach Stoddard, and Mike Jones, and seniors Alex Fragapane, Kevin Wang, Kory Kiraly, and Woody Quinn.